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FNUS53 KJKL 032000
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
400 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
DISCUSSION
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND INTO SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
PULSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON BUT
ARE FORECAST TO DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. SIMILARLY, SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL RAMP UP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT WILL START
TO SLACKEN OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY BRINGS THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT
WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT FOR SATURDAY DAY
BUT INCREASING SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES WILL EXIST SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WITH PRECIPITATION CONTINUING THROUGH FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY. A WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRONTAL
PASSAGE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO REGION BEHIND THE FRONT
USHERING IN NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES BEFORE A WARMING TREND EXISTS
FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL REMAIN LOW AS THE DRY AIRMASS SETTLES OF THE REGION.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-040815-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLEMINGSBURG, CAMARGO, JEFFERSONVILLE,
MOUNT STERLING, OWINGSVILLE, MOREHEAD, IRVINE, RAVENNA, CLAY CITY,
STANTON, FRENCHBURG, SANDY HOOK, WEST LIBERTY, PAINTSVILLE, CAMPTON,
SALYERSVILLE, BEATTYVILLE, AND INEZ
400 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (0) 83 (0) 44 59
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (+6) 34 (-8) 90 35
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7 G22 W 6 G17
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G23 SW 7 G18 W 7 G19
PRECIP DURATION 1 8
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.54 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7000 5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 161000 79500
ADI EARLY 4 114 16 63
ADI LATE 11 120 37 82
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-040815-
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-LAUREL-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-OWSLEY-
CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRODHEAD, MOUNT VERNON, MCKEE, ANNVILLE,
LONDON, STEARNS, WHITLEY CITY, CORBIN, WILLIAMSBURG, BARBOURVILLE,
MIDDLESBORO, PINEVILLE, CUMBERLAND, HARLAN, BOONEVILLE,
AND MANCHESTER
400 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (0) 83 (+1) 47 61
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+23) 38 (-1) 96 36
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 7 G23 NW 5 G18
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G23 SW 8 G21 NW 6 G18
PRECIP DURATION 1 8 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.69 0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6500 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 149500 58800
ADI EARLY 4 97 14 46
ADI LATE 10 112 29 68
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-040815-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
400 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (-1) 82 (-1) 45 60
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+15) 42 (+1) 93 40
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 9 G23 NW 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 11 G23 SW 9 G20 NW 8 G17
PRECIP DURATION 1 5
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.72 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 28 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 136800 59800
ADI EARLY 4 89 14 44
ADI LATE 11 93 31 63
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-040815-
FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRESTONSBURG, WHEELWRIGHT, JACKSON, HINDMAN,
PIPPA PASSES, HAZARD, HYDEN, JENKINS, WHITESBURG, COAL RUN,
ELKHORN CITY, PIKEVILLE, AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON
400 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 90 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+2) 83 (0) 49 62
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+12) 34 (-5) 96 34
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 G19 W 5 G17
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G20 SW 6 G20 W 6 G17
PRECIP DURATION 1 5 1
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.66 0.05
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6900 5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 144900 67600
ADI EARLY 4 115 14 52
ADI LATE 9 119 29 71
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
VORST
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